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Yes, or even a pool noodle. Please be aware that pool poodles are not suitable for this use case.Get a piece of foam pipe insulation. Cheap and lite. Amazon or hardware store.
Hmm, I take we're not talking about a trekking pole but wooden (?) walking stick that doesn't fold, telescope or even disappear up its own backside? At 5ft its a bit short to qualify as a staff or stave. Sounds an interesting implement and you're obviously fond of it.I had plans to get my walking stick to the Camino. I'm having problems getting a shipping tube or container for it. The walking stick is 60" tall. If I can get it there and ditch the long tube do you think I can find a place that will package it for the return trip? I plan on checking it in at thje airline. For personal reasons and walking I really want to bring it.
Or just a big plastic bag and tape!I had plans to get my walking stick to the Camino. I'm having problems getting a shipping tube or container for it. The walking stick is 60" tall. If I can get it there and ditch the long tube do you think I can find a place that will package it for the return trip? I plan on checking it in at thje airline. For personal reasons and walking I really want to bring it.
I got my tube at a store next to a post office. I then checked the tube at the airport. On the way back since I knew I would need to check my poles again anyway stuffed them in my backpack and checked both. Of course I didn’t want to check my back pack on my departure flight. Too risky I might lose it.I found this online ULine tubes but see.s you need to buy 10... a bit to costly if you ask me.
can't you just buy couple of tubes somewhere, splice them together (perhaps 2 different diameters so one will slide into the other) and then shrink wrap the whole thing at the airport?
Or go to one of the Mail shops - They might have an idea.
I'm sure there has to be a way to get it back home from Santiago as well....
And the collapsible pole will fit into a mailing tube. (This would be your one checked bag/item, of course if your pack is going into the overhead bin.) Ours went into the mailing tube (bought from office supply in a 2-pack) and each pole pretty much consumed the whole tube.I understand your attachment to your staff. On my first Camino I took, in a cardboard tube on the airplane, my "third leg", an old straight aluminum ski pole that had helped me over hundreds of miles of Alaska's mountains. I left it laying against the cafe counter in the Atocha Estacion and remembered it just as the train started its gentle departure. Luckily, I bought a beautiful bamboo pole in the Pasaje albergue. I still have it but now use one collapsible Black Diamond carbon fiber trekking pole. It is very light and most of the time on a Camino it is folded and in my backpack pocket. My point is, it is less of a hassle and much less likely to be left at a cafe counter. Buen Camino
If you’re particularily fond of the tube, you can mail it empty to Santiago from wherever you start. Then just pick up the tube when you need it.I had plans to get my walking stick to the Camino. I'm having problems getting a shipping tube or container for it. The walking stick is 60" tall. If I can get it there and ditch the long tube do you think I can find a place that will package it for the return trip? I plan on checking it in at thje airline. For personal reasons and walking I really want to bring it.
A pole collapsed in your backpack is a no no on a flight ( in the cabin) ! I had to leave mine at the airport in Santiago. Next camino I already had two steel knies so I was allowed to take one into the cabin in my rucksack and was told that next time a paper from my doctor is needed. !I understand your attachment to your staff. On my first Camino I took, in a cardboard tube on the airplane, my "third leg", an old straight aluminum ski pole that had helped me over hundreds of miles of Alaska's mountains. I left it laying against the cafe counter in the Atocha Estacion and remembered it just as the train started its gentle departure. Luckily, I bought a beautiful bamboo pole in the Pasaje albergue. I still have it but now use one collapsible Black Diamond carbon fiber trekking pole. It is very light and most of the time on a Camino it is folded and in my backpack pocket. My point is, it is less of a hassle and much less likely to be left at a cafe counter. Buen Camino
Send the container to your end destination, I read that you can do that with luggageI found this online ULine tubes but see.s you need to buy 10... a bit to costly if you ask me.
can't you just buy couple of tubes somewhere, splice them together (perhaps 2 different diameters so one will slide into the other) and then shrink wrap the whole thing at the airport?
Or go to one of the Mail shops - They might have an idea.
I'm sure there has to be a way to get it back home from Santiago as well....
I've tried various ways but nothing has worked consistently . . . Until I went to a UPS package store, bought a box 4 X 4 X 56 inches and some bubble wrap. I encircled the walking stick with the bubble wrap until it was a tight fit in the box, including the 2 ends. Then I attached name and address labels on the side of the box. Then I taped the ends tight. I checked the box as a piece of luggage at the airport. When I arrived in Madrid, I got my pole out, sealed the box and sent it to Ivar in Santiago. After arriving in Santiago, I claimed the box, re-wrapped the pole, and brought it home. I saved the box and have used it for 3 Caminos and a trip to Utah. Or you could get a box at Correos. Make sure the total dimensions comply with the airline rules. Or you can use PVC piping instead of a box. Although my experience has been better with the box than the piping. Buen Camino!
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